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    Default Prophylactic Treatment Discus Fry In High Density Conditions

    Hello All,

    I have 60 discus juvinless in a 90 gallon tank, and have been weekly treating with PP as a Prophylactic due to density and high feed scdeules.

    Is also recommended to treat with a dewormer such as PraziPro or another agricultural dewormer (levamisole)? I have heard some advice to treat growing fry monthly with a dewormer, from some posts.


    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Prophylactic Treatment Discus Fry In High Density Conditions

    Quote Originally Posted by Holynehpets View Post
    Hello All,

    I have 60 discus juvinless in a 90 gallon tank, and have been weekly treating with PP as a Prophylactic due to density and high feed scdeules.

    Is also recommended to treat with a dewormer such as PraziPro or another agricultural dewormer (levamisole)? I have heard some advice to treat growing fry monthly with a dewormer, from some posts.


    Thanks!
    Hi, never treat fry with meds on a regular basis. Meds will actually set fry back growth wise and can stunt them. I would suggest not using PP either (too easy to burn and damage the gills). The best you can do is change lots of water even twice a day for high density situations like in your case.
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    Default Re: Prophylactic Treatment Discus Fry In High Density Conditions

    +1 Would also wiped down the tank surfaces regularly due to slime buildup. For that density, every day before the water change would not be excessive.
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Default Re: Prophylactic Treatment Discus Fry In High Density Conditions

    +2, the root problem stems from the breeding pair they pass their diseases to their offsprings. Clean up the breeding pair and you will have less problems.

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